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San Gimignano: Live from its Tallest Tower

March 28, 2013 By Tony Page

Don't miss this walled medieval hill town with its famous towers in beautiful Tuscany San Gimignano in Italy is famous for its tower houses, and here, 54 metres up on top of the tallest one, the Torre Grossa, built in 1311, Tony Page gives you a 360 degree panorama of this famous walled medieval … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Destinations Tagged With: San Gimignano, tower houses, towers, Tuscany, unesco world heritage site

San Gimignano – Famous for its Fine Food and Towers

February 24, 2013 By Helen Page

San Gimingano - Famous for its Towers and Fine Food: San Gimignano is a charming Tuscan hill town that's famous for its medieval buildings and towers. Situated roughly halfway between Siena and Florence, it was a perfect place for us to stop as we travelled from Siena to Florence. We also heard … [Read more...]

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San Gimignano’s Towers of Wealth and Power

February 22, 2013 By Helen Page

The San Gimignano Towers are Famous All Over the World: San Gimignano is famous for the medieval towers that dominate its skyline. Known as the Town of Fine Towers, there were once an amazing 72 lofty houses towering above this small Tuscan hill-town. These days only 13 of the San Gimignano … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Sightseeing Tagged With: San Gimignano, san gimignano towers, things to do in san gimignano, torre grossa

The World’s Best Gelato in San Gimignano

February 21, 2013 By Helen Page

San Gimignano is a Pilgrimage Destination for Gelato-lovers: When you visit Piazza della Cisterna in San Gimignano, an interesting phenomenon you will observe is the number of people eating gelato. Enjoying a gelato or two is one of the pleasurable pastimes when visiting Italy, and there's … [Read more...]

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Tour Routes in Italy

April 29, 2009 By Tony Page

Suggested Tour Routes to make the best of your holiday in Italy A Suggested Route around Italy A comprehensive tour of Italy would take a long time, and if limited to the usually visited sights would omit many interesting experiences. However, here is my offering, and I'd say this was a 24 day … [Read more...]

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